"Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Eurasia and North and South America, and two species, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, are found as weeds worldwide. Both species are edible in their entirety. The common name dandelion (DAN-di-ly-ən, from French dent-de-lion, meaning "lion's tooth") is given to members of the genus, and like other members of the Asteraceae family, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head. Each single flower in a head is called a floret. Many Taraxacum species produce seeds asexually by apomixis, where the seeds are produced without pollination, resulting in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent plant".

"Fragaria is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. There are more than 20 described species and many hybrids and cultivars. The most common strawberries grown commercially are cultivars of the garden strawberry, a hybrid known as Fragaria × ananassa.
Strawberries have a taste that varies by cultivar, and ranges from
quite sweet to rather tart. Strawberries are an important commercial
fruit crop, widely grown in all temperate regions of the world."

"Clover (Trifolium), or trefoil, is a genus of about 300 species of plants in the leguminous pea family Fabaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution; the highest diversity is found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, but many species also occur in South America and Africa, including at high altitudes on mountains in the tropics. (...) Clovers occasionally have leaves with four leaflets, instead of the usual three. These four-leaf clovers, like other rarities, are considered lucky."

"A Poppy is a flowering plant in the subfamily Papaveroideae of the family Papaveraceae. (...) Following the trench warfare which took place in the poppy fields of Flanders, during the 1st World War, red poppies have become a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime."

I enjoy travelling and documenting to find out new & old things, to see world and people with one drop of positive attitude... from a huge sense of wonder... But before all, it was William Blake who beautifully said it:
"To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour. (...)
Fragments from "Auguries of Innocence".
Also, "It’s never too late (...) to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same; there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again." excerpt by F. Scott Fitzgerald

"The idea of overcoming is always fascinating to me. It's fascinating because few of us realize how much energy we have expended just to be here today. I don't think we give ourselves enough credit for the overcoming."*

"I agreed a long time ago, I would not live at any cost. If I am moved or forced away from what I think is the right thing, I will not do it. Yes, you must be agile and willing, but if one is being asked to contradict, you must remember there is different in manner, but not different in meaning."*

"Let the brain go to work, let it meet the heart and you will be able to forgive."*

"The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination."*

"Dr. Maya Angelou passed quietly in her home before 8:00 a.m. EST. Her
family is extremely grateful that her ascension was not belabored by a
loss of acuity or comprehension. She lived a life as a teacher,
activist, artist and human being. She was a warrior for equality,
tolerance and peace. The family is extremely appreciative of the time we
had with her and we know that she is looking down upon us with love."

"Lying, thinking

Last night
How to find my soul a home
Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone
I came up with one thing
And I don't believe I'm wrong
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

There are some millionaires
With money they can't use
Their wives run round like banshees
Their children sing the blues
They've got expensive doctors
To cure their hearts of stone.
But nobody
No, nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.

Now if you listen closely
I'll tell you what I know
Storm clouds are gathering
The wind is gonna blow
The race of man is suffering
And I can hear the moan,
'Cause nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.

I enjoy travelling and documenting to find out new & old things, to see world and people with one drop of positive attitude... from a huge sense of wonder... But before all, it was William Blake who beautifully said it:
"To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour. (...)
Fragments from "Auguries of Innocence".
Also, "It’s never too late (...) to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same; there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again." excerpt by F. Scott Fitzgerald

In the 80 - 86's when I went to a school camp called "Arbănași"/ Buzău
County Muntenia, România and for the first time I had the chance to see
the Mud Volcanoes situated in the subcarpathian area I didn't know that
in a day of may of the year of 2014 I'll be back again on the trip to
this gorgeous and stunning areal. So... let's start with the beginning!! At
first sight - It was a sunny morning, a clear road, fantastic
landscapes all over, large fields of yellow blooms, blue skies with
puffy clouds who seemed to be in "flying" in a high speed... What a
glorious morning!! A true "delight" for our hearts and eyes till... the
first raindrops appeared by nowhere... And still...

Do you think that we as a brave team (I mean, myself, my sister and
my brother in law) had lost our temper in front of them?! nooo... for
sure we went forward with our goal... to see the "lunar landscapes"
and to fulfill our aim to have and spend a positive and happy day in
the middle of nature!! And what a blessed day it
was... I still have the feeling that it was like a fairytale page where
it can be seen/read the known words/phrases " Once upon the time..." it
was a mirific land... and "the three courageous travelers have conquered"
the 322m and 341m/ altitudes of PâcleleMiciand Pâclele Mari!!! LOL ....
Super!!

In the next episode: landscapes & different details related to flora from the natural reservation at Pâclele Mari.

I enjoy travelling and documenting to find out new & old things, to see world and people with one drop of positive attitude... from a huge sense of wonder... But before all, it was William Blake who beautifully said it:
"To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour. (...)
Fragments from "Auguries of Innocence".
Also, "It’s never too late (...) to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same; there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again." excerpt by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Motto: "Zi gong (a disciple of Confucius) asked: "Is there any one word that could guide a person throughout life?" The Master replied: "How about 'shu' [reciprocity]: never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself?" Confucious, Analects XV.24

An 'architectonic view'. Another walk from Spring (II)

Motto: "Just as things in a picture, when viewed from a distance, appear to be all in one and the same condition and alike." "Neither family, nor privilege, nor wealth, nor anything but Love can light that beacon which a man must steer by when he sets out to live the better life." Plato

An 'architectonic view'. Another walk in Spring. (I)

Motto: "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything." "You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." Plato

Springtime in April

A Spring sequence. "I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health." "Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." Voltaire

Sakura in April

"A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is called sakura after the Japanese (桜 or 櫻; さくら)." "The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In their country, the cherry blossom represents the fragility and the beauty of life. It's a reminder that life is almost overwhelmingly beautiful but that it is also tragically short." Source Internet/Wikipedia

Thoughts, roads or journeys, ideas,culinary recipes… with wonder more or less to a some point... originale!! Ideas, excerpts, photo essays or the literary ones, smiles…notes, poems, a little bit of every one! Thanks, appreciations, nota bene… for everybody. One drop of positive attitude... from a huge sense of wonder...

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"Names and etymology"* "The Latin name Dānuvius is one of a number of "Old European" river names derived from a Proto-Indo-European *dānu. Other river names from the same root include the Don, Donets, Dzvina/Duna, Dysna, Dnieper and Dniestr. (...) "The Latin name is masculine (as is the name of the Rhine). German Donau (Early Modern German Donaw, Tonaw, Middle High German Tuonowe) is feminine, as it has been re-interpreted as containing the suffix -ouwe "wetland". The modern languages spoken in the Danube basin all use names derived from Dānuvius: German: Donau ([ˈdoːnaʊ̯]; Bavarian: Doana; Yiddish: Duney דוניי‎ [dʊnɛj]); Silesian: Důnaj; Upper Sorbian: Dunaj; Slovak: Dunaj ([ˈdunaj]); Hungarian: Duna ([ˈdunɒ]); Croatian: Dunav ([dǔnaʋ]; Serbian: Dunav / Дунав ([dǔnaʋ] or [dǔnaːʋ]); Romanian: Dunărea ([ˈdunəre̯a]); Romani: Dunaja ([ˈdunaja]); Bulgarian: Дунав Dunav ([ˈdunɐf]); Ukrainian: Дунай Dunai ([duˈnɑj])."Source Wikipedia

Soul journeys through memories.

From the September, 2015. End of summer or early in autumn. Roads to Herculane/Domogled National Park; De-a lungul Dunării. Along Danube.

Călătorie de suflet: Travel of "may"

MOtto:"To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour. (...) Fragments from "Auguries of Innocence" "To See a World..."by William Blake

2016. New Year's Resolution: Confidence!

"Confidence is not something that can be learned like a set of rules; confidence is a state of mind. Positive thinking, practice, training, knowledge and talking to other people are all useful ways to help improve or boost your confidence levels."

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Ziua Pământului/ Earth Day ... "Let's celebrate it in every day!"

"The Black Sea* is a sea in Southeastern Europe. It is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean Seas and various straits. The Bosphorus Strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the Strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean Sea region of the Mediterranean. These waters separate eastern Europe and western Asia. The Black Sea is also connected to the Sea of Azov by the Strait of Kerch." *click for more info on Wikipedia.

"Embroidery" in blue light at sunset ..."

"Simphony for... old trees, branches and leaves. Small part for fall colours and a final note in black and white wood..." "Memento: Play Con allegria..." "Scenary. Static nature."

..."Deep words … They are like the scent of a flower"...

"In the end, what we have is a conversation, a lifelong dialogue with life. It’s a conversation expressed not in words but in the immediacy of experience and the poetry of the one, single now. And that is exactly where the experience of sacredness lives."

A Walk of Spring along the lake. Plimbare primăvăratică de-a lungul lacului.

"I am alone amidst the trees at the lake’s edge, I live in friendship with the shore’s old firs and in secret understanding with all the young rowans. Alone I lie and wait, I have seen no one walk by. Great flowers look down on me from tall stems, bitter creepers climb in my embrace, I have a single name for everything, and that is love." "The Waiting Soul" from vol. "Poems" (1916), by Edith Södergran

Happenings & blooms... Intamplari & flori...

Earth Hour 2014 "I will look to this day only. I will participate to those experiences designed for my particular development." In "my beautiful world ... all is well!"

“Omagiu sarmalei ca la mama acasă”

"Sarma is a savory dish of grape, cabbage or chard leaves rolled around a filling usually based on minced meat, or a sweet dish of filo dough wrapped around a filling often of various kinds of chopped nuts. It is found in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire from the Middle East to the Balkans and Central Europe." ... click to read more: Despre Sarmale / Cabbage rolls filled with pork meat